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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
The PAN shnn.

How the paWn-shOps are filing up
this Jolly weather! Stand before any one
OF them and see how like the maWs of
wolves they fatten on mans misfOrtunes.
There in one corner hangs a little string
Of amber beads. They clasped a baby's
Fat little throat once, but the baby
grew cold and hungry for something
better than Crusts, aud away she few to
heaven. Don't you believe il hurt the
mother to bring these beads and pawn
them for money to buy a basket Of coal.
And there Is q pretty guitar tied with d
faded ribbon. What are the white I'm
gers doing now, wonder, that once
picked out dainty tunes from these
stringsi and where sounds the voice to-
night that filed the pretty home parlOI
with its melody In those departed days
before hard times came knocking at the
dOOrf Before the window stands blue
and shivering wretch, and in his hand be
holds-What? a bit of & lOOhng-glass
framed In antique silver. No wonder be
doesn't care to keep q mirror to reflect
such wan and wasted features. The
eyes that would look back at him from
its depths are not the eyes chat wer'
lifted nom his CRIB long years ago K
meet a mothers morning kiss. Away
with the useless thing, theni Il vii
bring enough to purchase q hot teddy
and torgetfulness surely.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

A W q
Marion Harland.

Marion harland.
Four-year-old Franky's parents had
promised him a drive on q certain after
noon A thunder storm kept the three
indoors, and the promises were renewed
for the very first time papa could spare
time TO take mamma out. The 'time"
was slow In coming to Franky's appre-
hensiOn. Day followed day, and his
ears ached vainly for hint or mention Of
the promised excursion. After a week
that seemed q year, the little fellow, who
had been taught 'never to tease" heard
the appointment made with his mother
for o'clock that afternoon. Nothing
was said to him, but secure IN the prom
Use given, he coaIed his nurse to dress
him, for the expedition. Hair ana hands
above reproach, his straw hat on his
head, he mounted guard on the front
steps, and waited for the appearance OF
the buggy and driver. FOrgstful Papa
nodded gayly to him as he drew up at
the door, and signalled to the wife from
an upper window. Mamma, as obliyious
Of her engagement with her boy. kissed
him In passing, bidding him abe very
good while she was gone" An aunt
coming up behind him unheard-herseli
! ignorant Of the promise and its rupture
paused at sight Of the figure standing
stOne-stin on the upper step, hat on head,
fingers crushing one another in the an.
guiah Of disappointment, the chubby
face red with struggle to restrain the
tears, eyes strained on the receding car.
rage. ''There go two Of the blaHledest
liars was ever madep' soliloquizsd pool
Frankly, unconscious OF his auditor.
at was an awful thing to say Of his
parents" says the narrator, betwixt tear
and laughter, ''but I couldn't scold him
Who could?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
HER ADvEETURE.
A Southern Woman Describes Her Xxx
Perience with q Yankee.

A Southern Woman Describes Her Xxx
PerIsnce with q Yankee.
It was after the fall Of Atlanta, says
Mary WithroW, in the Atlanta CoRstttlL-
t507s. Hood had gone north and Sher-
man was sweeping like a fiery meteor
through the south, spreading terror
among the women and children.
Though my home WIS not directly In
the path of ShermRn's army, feared
the stragglers, Of whose depfsdatlons we
were constantly hearing.
One morning I was unusually nervous.
The boom Of the cannon that had kept
up a ceasaless roar for months was
hushed, but the silence seemed OminOus
Of coming trouble. wandered about
my home in a state of mind that can be
appreciated only by those who went
through the heart-rending suspense Of
those days.
Alonel Defenselessl What must I
dor Run, or stay and meet the foe?
Very soon the question was answered
IN a way which left me no alternative.
Hearing the clatter of hOOfs I step
ped out on my front piazza, and saw
what seemed to my excited vision about
a hundred Yankees approaching the
house. A moment later, however, I dis
covered there was but one Yankee, fol-
lowed by many negroes. He halted at
the gate, twenty feet from where I stood,
and pointing his gun at me, asked:
where's the gentleman Of tie
houseP'
SIN the army, sir"
sfWhich army?"
Lees"
''Where's your horses and mules p
SIN Flint river swamp, sir, hid out"
''WhO has themf'
my negro man, sir"
''Well, it won't do for ne to get that
negro. Have you any silver and gold in
theref''
'.No, sir"
t'I guess I'll see." DismOunting, he
entered the house and commanded me to
open my trunk. I kneIt by my trunk
and began to lay out each article sepa-
rately. He saw was trembling, and
said:
''You are like all the rest Of the wo-
men-afraid of the Yankees"
My Indignation got the better of my
coWardice, and, looking up, retorted,
holly:
II fear no gentleman, sirl IT'S only
the rascals We dreadP'
He shFank back as il 1 had struck
him, and, snatching a pair Of blue
breeches belonging to my husband, he
left the house, mounted his horse and
rode away
For years that Yankee was my idea
of northern chiYalry and honor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
A Compliment to AetIne.

Chicago Herald.
Sat the production or Leah, the For
saken,' IN an interior Ohio town the
other day." said a man at the fremont
last night, ga performance not down on
the bills occurred. The heroine, suffer
ing untold agony by reason OF her hun.
ger, makes her appearance IN one Of the
last acts, and, as a morsel Of food is
being prohered her, her prosecutors in
tetere and stay the hands of her newly
found symPathizer. The gallery con-
tanned a mRtronly old lady from the low
lands, who was at the theater for the
first time In her life. She had repeated
ly handkerehieted her specialized eyes at
the unhappy fate Of Leah. It was with
the utmost difficulty that the usher re-
strained the old lady from disturbing
the peace OF the performance. 1t was
not long before all the pent up wrath,
anger, pity and disapprobation OF the
old lady asserted themselves. Reaching
far out over the railing Of the balcony,
her whole frame quivering with mingled
indignation and sympathy, she SCI canned
at the top Of her voice:
" See here, you'll Let that gal eat
Here's bUP"
"And, reaching down IL the capaciouG
folds Of her homespun dress, she brought
up biscuit, and, suiting the action to
the WORD, threw it with astounding accu-
racy to the feet Of the unhappy Leah
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

In the parish OF Iiandrillo, In COlWyn
Bay, Wales, there is q large fish weir
which the sea enters ct high tide; and
at the ebb the fish which have come in
are left IN the weir, which is inclOsed by
stakes. The rector has & right to 1.-THE
Of all fish caught ia this weir, and an
arrangement has long existed by which
he sends his gardener every tenth day
to gather In all the fish that may have
been LEFT by the tide. Last week the
''parson's tide'' happened to come on
Sunday, which it rarely does as there
has usually been a special arrangement
on this point. The devOut people OF the
neighbOrhOod professed to be greatly
scandalized because the reverend pastor
SAINT his man to take what the sea had
cast up for his 1.-THE, but apparently his
sabbath desecraEion" was approved by
Proudense, as there was an exceptional
/ IL large haul
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

Although printed without the authors
name, it Is now known to be by Robert
Cushman, who. curiOusly enough, was a
layman; the first American sermon Of
which We have a copy is not the work of
a theolOgian, but OF a "cOmber Of WOOL. %
It therefore relates more to the temporal
affairs Of the colony than to the spiritual.
though the author shows an almost Rp-
palling familiarity with the bible In his
very numerous citations and references,
He had been one Of the strangers Of the
agreement between the pilgrims and the
merchant adventureIs, which included
the common community plan" which
was so unpopular with the Pilgrims
themselves; and this sermon is a warm
and earnest exhortation to them to agree
and yield to that arrangement. Oh
course, there was no help for them, and
they had to accept but they proved by
their dissatisfaction that they were nc
ncommunists.'
Some Of Mr.. Cushman's reRsOnjngs II
favor Of socialism are rather peculiar; FOL
example;
If others be idle and thou dillagent
thy fellowship, prouOcatisn, and example
may well help to cure that mPledie II
them, being together, but being asundel
shall they not be more idle, and shall NO
Centric and Beggsris be quickly thu
glorious Ensignes Of your Common.
wealth.
A rather novel suggestion for curing
| laziness, surely; but even Cushmsn did
not expect it to work with all, for furthel
on he says:
If any be idle apparently, you have
| Law and GCuefnOuEs to excite the same
and to follow that rule OF the APOSTLES
! to keep back their bread, and let then
not cate, 20 not therefore Whisperingly
to charge men with idlensss; but gOe K
the gouernor and prous them idle; an(
thou shalt see them have their deserts.
Mr.. Cashman is fully alive to the diff
fculties OF bringing ''carnRl man" to tn
condition cf semi-perfectiOn which h
believes the community system to OffeI
/ for isthe vaine and corrupt heart Of MAJ
can not better be rssemblsd than by
belly-gOd, Host or Innkeeper, Whicl
weleommsth his guests with smiling
/ and saIutatiOns, and thousand welcomes
and reioycsth greatly to have their com
I panic to dice, card cate drink and b
/ marie, but should not thu box be paid
the pot filing and the aaony telling a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
Attacked by an Eagle.

Prof. W. F. Carr and Samuel Chute,
who were surveying on NicOlt avenue,
near the Wsshburn Home, Minneapolis,
were attacked Monday afternoon by a
large eagle. The bird dropped down
like bullet, and, knocking Chute's cap
from his head, assaulted him with great
fury. The man caught up a crowbar,
and for a few minutes defended himself
In an unequal combat, calling Justify for
his companion. Prof. Carr coming up,
the savage bird turned upon him, caught
him by the leg, threw him down, tore his
trousers, and, sinking his talons in the
feshy part of his leg, inflicted a serious
wound. The bird then mounted the
collar Of the unfortunate man aud seemed
determined to bear him away bodily, but
Just at this crisis other men came up,
and by their united efforts the bird of
liberty was finally conquered and secure
" piniOned. It was found that his wings
measured 8 feet 10 inches from tip to
tip, and hls talOns were over four inches
long.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
A EemarkabIe Operation.

A remarkable surgical operation was
recently performed In London by Sir
William MacCarmao upon man who
was thought to have suffered a rupture
Of the bladder. The man was put IN
der an@sthetics, an incision made into
the abdomen and the diagnosis verified.
The contents Of the stomach and Perinse-
UNI were Withdrawn, the bladder drawn
out, the suture made and tested, the
organs all replaced, the stomach
thoroughly cleansed with antiseptics,
and the incision closed. The man viii
recover. 1t is believed that there are no
previous instances Of success in such an
operation in Europe or possibly in
America.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
Ancient Perfumes,

Two ancient Egyptian perfumes have
been reconstructed through the researches
Of young French professor at Lyons,
who has devoted himself to studying
Egyptian sculpture and the plants of the
Nile valley. By hunting through the
papyrus texts and the inscriptions on the
walls Of the temple lavatories he has
found the receipts for the manufacture
Of 'tasi" and '.kyphi." The former was
a temple perfume, used to annOint the
statue Of the Egyptian Venus. '.Kyphi"
was more important, and besides being
used at home for the rites Of Isis and
Scraps, was imported into Greece and
Rome after the conquest Of Egypt. 1t
then became the fayOrite perfume among
the luxurious Greeks and Romans, who
were annointed with "kyphi'' after the
bath, and were sprinkied with the essence
during the grand banquets, while some
times it was used to perfume the wine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
The First American Sermon.


The first American sermOnl-that is,
the first which, by being thrown into
print has come down to us. The first of
that class of literature which for two
hundred years held such mastery on this
continent to the detrimsnt and sitting OF
everything more reRdablel When one
does plunge into that period in search of
something Of value, it seems that there
were nothing but sermOns-theOlOgic
sermons, fast sermons, Thanksgiving ser
mons, funeral sermons, election sermons,
convention sermons. controversial ser
mOns-tO say nothing of a hundred
minor vaEieties-ars heRped in great
drifts on all sides, and threaten the seek
or with suffocation.
The odium Of this great mass Of ink
and paper should not rest entirely on the
shoulders Of the preacher. It is true
that without him there could not have
been sermons; but a large part of the
blame belongs to the printer who pre-
served them In type, and still a larger
share to the pious folks who purchased
and read them, thereby encouraging both
preacher and printer-the first with hope
OF fame, the second with hopes Of profit.
However, it is idle to sigh over them;
they are here, and, when one has become
accustomed to the peculiar atmosphere
that surrounds them, are quite as read
able Through their quaintness and IN
conscious absurdity) as much that
weighs down the publisher book shelves
to-day.
There lies before me the pioneer Of all
this i'gOne nOthingness" In the shape Of
a little brown pamphlet Of a dozen leaves
and here Is a transcript on the first
page:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
stock Freezing to Death,

Says George F. Thompson in the In
dlLstriaEist: Pardon the reference to so
horrible picture, but it should not be
forgotten hundreds Of thousands of
dollars worth of stock freezing to death
upon our western plains last winter; not
a-shelter of any kind; dying on the
bleak prairie, and rolling into deep trail-
road cuts filed with snow. Ranchmen,
have you forgotten it? If you care
nothing for your own loss, viii you not
show some regard for the feelings Of
dumb animals? The quite severe storm
Of this week is sufficient to convince Us
that our baImy italian climate has gone
elsewhere to winter, and that stock can
not winter without shelter and extra
food. Don't let the tale OF last winter
be told again.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
Blue Noses.

A slang term applied by the people OF
the United States to the natives OF the
Nova Scotia. Halliburton, Ia 'isam
Slick" gives the following account Of
the origin: spray, sir" said one Of my
felloW-Passengsrs, scan you tell me the
reason why the Nova Ecotians are called
Blue Noses? 90 SIT is the name Of ,
potatoe," said I, switch they produce
in the greatest perfection, and boast TO
be the best in the void. The AmsEi-
cans have, IN consequence, given tha2a
the nick name OF Blue Noses"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

Atchison Champion: Frederick Col
Inns, Of Freedom township, Republic
county, has been appointed by Governor
Martin, commissions to the American
exhibit to be held In London next sum
msE. Mr.. Collins VIII take with him to
England large list Of Republic county
lands.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

The civil service commissioners have Just
finished investigating 6 charge that j. @ @.
Lamar, iE., son Of the secretary of the int
nor, is holding q position IA violation Of the
law. Mr.. Lamar is his fathers private sec
rstaEV. He Is classsd in the service az q
sten0grapheE. Ths- commissioner ind thai
this particular appointment is excepted
from tbs application Of the law
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

The soda pop and mineral water boiling
nrns IA Chicago have formed pool, with q
capital stock Of e600, 900, to force up the
price Of their manufacturer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

Burglars robbed the pOstOfiee jsWelEy
store at Burton, getting considerable
pIundsr. no clue.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

-PrstzePs Weekly: Information Of the
brain-Wisdom.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

Philippine lEu.h Of New York a bride e
two weeks committed suicide.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

In the morning, after a serious talk
with the incorrigible, Sophanisbe came
.H much distressed She said some one
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-16
Prairie Fires.

A special from AtcEison, Kansas,
of the 10Th, says reports concerning
the destruction of life and property
caused by the great prairie fire that
swept over the eastern portion OF
Norton and Graham counties on
Saturday last, are yet meagre and
unsatisfactory, but enough is known
to appal the stoutest hearts. The
fire started near Nicodemas. In Ora
ham county. The wind, which Was
blowing forty mixes an hour, carried
the flames over and through the dry
grass at fright!ui speed. 1t is a
pitiful sight to pass over the burned
district and see the thousands of
burned chickens, turkeys, and hun
dreds of hogs, with occasional
horses and numerous cattle. Al
most every farmer lost from so TO
500 Bushels CT corn besides small
grain. 1t is definitely known tl.at
from thirteen to- sixteen lives were
lost in the two counties, but the
names have not been learned. Four
children persisted III one family.
How far the fire extended north
from the Solomon River is not
known, but it must have Travelled a
long distance. At the same time
another fire swept down the south
fork of Solomon to a point near
Millbrook, sweeping everything in
its path and burning six persons to
death.
At Huron. Oak. additional par
ticulars Of Friday nights prairie fire
were received. The fire originated
in the vicinity Of the towno of Yves.
singlou Hills and swept down to
ward the town OF Washington, ten
miles west Of Huron, burning every.
thing in its course. AT least a dozen
farmers lost not only there barns,
farming implements, cattle and
stocks Of grain, bat also their resi-.
dencc with all their contents.
Beadle county has eye before
experienced such a fire. 1t was
driven before a wind blowing forty
miles an honr and travelled faster
than 8 horse could run.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-16

To Marceline G. Cavailhez, WIDOW
C. IL. Remick, of the State Of Mas
chusetts. Take notice that the uuus,
signed has applied to the Hon. p nssn;'
Court, in and for the Parish OF seI 81.
lion, to re-establish and renew tne WV
from you, said Marceline c. CaVailu s;s
to Valsin Broussard and EupheiD 4
Broussard to the southwest quarleI
section four, in township eleven, s0 oaa
Of range three east, containing ~ -
hundred and sixty acres, more u l,.der
the title being an act OF sac us
private signature from you, duly pl oasses
up and recorded in the Recorders .ss yard
Of this parish, the original ana 1ed
of which deed having been aes' I'M.
by fire at the burning OF the cJ gss,
house, on the seventh Of ApIil n9y,
You are further notified that M W tls
June 8, 1887, has been assigned ~ t;us
hearing of said matter, at Hnlcn varr
YOU are notified to be present w1'o ~
answer, if you see fit.
per smsdes & White, Ai'h
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-16

A special dispatch from Dallas,
Texas, of the 18th, to the St. Louis,
Mo-, Globe-D Democrat, says the pros.
pect for the usual amount of rain
has been good for several days. It
is cloudy all over the country, and
heavy rains have fallen in some
sections. On Saturday it rained
from Harold as far to the north
west as heard from, and rained hard.
Rain has fallen in Southern Arizona,
where it was distressingly dry. San
Antonio, the very hotbed of the
drouth, has been visited by rain. 1t
has also rained at Denison, and a
shower was reported at Mckinney
to-day. These rains are regarded
as iore",nners Of general rain to
como in their season.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-16
Paw as You 10.

What a happy thought would run
through the brain Of every business
man if he was sure the morrow
would bring forth this in reality:
And why could it not be done? 1t
is just as easy to pay one time as
another if we have the money, and II
we did not anticipate We slonld
have it when wanted; but we are
alwars trying to live faster than
we should, and thus we are about
one wear behind in payments. What
a glorious thinglit would be to catch
up with our payments, and take
a fresh start and pay az we 60.
The manufacturers would sell for
less money to do business than now
and the interest itself would be q
good profit, to say nothing Of the
extra profit dealers are compelled
to place on their goods in order to
meet the natural run of Losses. If
our government could only wipe
| ont the immense national debt and
save the interest now aceruing dali
", and pay as we 60, what a nation
al blessing. When merchant pays
cash for his goods, every one runs
after him with goods at a price,
but when he is slow to pay there
is a large profit in the difference,
aud ever will be. We sometimes
wish there was no law for collecting
debts; then credit would not be so
literally dispensed az now, and
some would be compelled to catch
up with their incomes, and all
would reap the benefit indirect.
". if not directly. Those who work
and pay as they 60, are compelled to
pay the debts of those who always
want to pay tomorrow, and as the
morrow never comes with them, the
debt is never paid.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-16

We are informed that there is a
band of men engaged in the cutting
of cross-ties, in the western portion
of the parish, on property belonging
to citizens residing in town, without
their consent, aud arc shipping them
to Texas. Here is a chance for
some of our officials to show their
efficiency, also the grit and nerve to
capture these Internal scamps. This
wholesale robbery of other peoples
pronerty should not he tolerated.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-16
Gid and Faithful.

There are love matches in Rus
4.ia, Judging from the story that two
people had loved and been constant
10 each other for fo%rtv-years, the
man being than twenty five and the
woman sweet sixteen. Fortune,
however, in their case was cruel.
The couple knew that TO marry and
be pennileSs would le madness. So
for forty-two years they haze wait
ed. Yne man now, i,y industry.
owns a two story wooden house, and
the woman has saved, by thrift and
care, 500 rubics, and their patience
and perseverance are at last re-
warded 10y a happy marriage. An
eyewitness declares that it is I'M
possible to relate the happiness
which shcne in the eyes of these old
and faithful lovers as they were
made one by TIE pries'ly blessing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-16

The citizens Of Lake Charles are
. making all necessary preparations
TO receive the members of the Louis.
lana Press Association, which is to
assemble there on the 18th of June
IN a hospitable manner. The people,
of Lake Charles are noted for their
cordially and ~libera!i:y, and the
members Of the association may ex.
pect to meet with a royal reception
at their hands.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-16

QUERY.-Did Judge Parkerson's
visit to Abbeville have anything to
do with the building Of a railroad to
that point? Perhaps some Of our
Abbevillc friends can tell US
Lafayette advertiser.
He left the impression upon the
minds of some here that that was his
intention and also that he will soon
give a boom to the new town of
Hutchinson, which is situated in one
Of the finest sections Of country on
the Southern Pacific railroad, and is
distant, OF all air line, sixteen miles
from Abbeville.